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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the inventor of the jaunt make his discovery?
(a) In a laboratory.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a space station.
(d) In his kitchen.

2. How old is Jonathan?
(a) 15.
(b) 66.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

3. What did Homer do for the Todd family in his past?
(a) He was a handyman.
(b) He was a mechanic.
(c) He was a grocery boy.
(d) He was just a good friend.

4. What ultimately happens to Charles's teacher?
(a) She is fired.
(b) She returns to class.
(c) She loses her mind.
(d) She is eaten by the tiger.

5. To what destination is Mark taking his family by way of the jaunt?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) China.
(c) California.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Mrs. Todd offer to take Homer?

2. What does Randy do when LaVerne is attacked?

3. What happened to Mark's son in "The Jaunt"?

4. Who has passed away in "The Monkey," prompting family members to clean the home?

5. What is Mrs. Carmody rumored to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic conflict expressed in "The Monkey"? Is there an implied winner? If so, whom or what?

2. What seems to be the factor linking Mrs. Todd and Homer?

3. "The Wedding Gig" is rife with metaphors, figures of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. For example, "Love is a rose" is a metaphor. Identify a metaphor from "The Wedding Gig" and identify the two things being compared.

4. Why do you think King bases his entire introduction on a seemingly mundane conversation with a friend?

5. In what format is "Paranoid: A Chant" written, and what significance does it lend to the story?

6. What significance does the word processor hold for Richard after Jon's death?

7. In "Word Processor of the Gods," what do you think about Richard's choice of his brother's family over his own? Is a choice made of faithfulness or greed?

8. "Word Processor of the Gods" could fit into several different genres. Which genre do you think it fits into best and why?

9. In "Paranoid: A Chant," there are several instances in which the narrator is showing how obviously disturbed he is. Give one such example and tell why you think that example fits.

10. Compare/contrast the two rooms in the PAT. Why do you think they are so drastically different?

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